I use GraphineOS and LineageOS without Google Play Services. They are great and are suitable replacements for Apple and Google.
- Osmand(FOSS) for maps (supports being fully offline!)
- Signal and Discord for messaging (Discord is sandboxed)
- Newpipe(FOSS) for Youtube
- F-droid(FOSS) for my FOSS appstore
- APKmirror for the few non-free apps I need
- Libretorrent(FOSS) and VLC(FOSS) for watching movies
- Firefox(FOSS) and Vanadium(FOSS) for browser
- K9 Mail(FOSS) for email
- Infinity(FOSS) for Reddit
- Secur(FOSS) for 2FA
- Taskkeeper(FOSS) for reminders
Almost everything you need is in the F-droid FOSS app repository. It all works, and it works well. You can buy a used Pixel 3a for around $80 on Ebay and have a better experience in every category than iOS, hardware and software.
- Osmand(FOSS) for maps (supports being fully offline!)
- Signal and Discord for messaging (Discord is sandboxed)
- Newpipe(FOSS) for Youtube
- F-droid(FOSS) for my FOSS appstore
- APKmirror for the few non-free apps I need
- Libretorrent(FOSS) and VLC(FOSS) for watching movies
- Firefox(FOSS) and Vanadium(FOSS) for browser
- K9 Mail(FOSS) for email
- Infinity(FOSS) for Reddit
- Secur(FOSS) for 2FA
- Taskkeeper(FOSS) for reminders
Almost everything you need is in the F-droid FOSS app repository. It all works, and it works well. You can buy a used Pixel 3a for around $80 on Ebay and have a better experience in every category than iOS, hardware and software.